Command centers exist to provide an efficient solution to critical infrastructures. The control room supports a team of experts who are constantly monitoring a specially-designed video wall 24/7 in order to record the data coming from their networks to ensure the system’s uptime is maximized. Here are some requirements a control room would have if a monitoring system would be implemented.

Flexibility

The ability to integrate multiple content sources is a crucial factor for command centers. Control rooms and command center staff must monitor data from a wide range of sources – which could be anything from a live camera feed to miniscule dots from a sensor. The staff ideally needs to visualize the picture with ease, speed, and accuracy.

Reliability

Monitoring critical systems requires a designated system in place that is not going to crash or fail easily. If it does, there needs to be a quick responding failover capacity so a backup system can take over the main system. This is an integral part of a command center that needs to be incorporated during the building stage of the center itself. For instance, say you’re working with Constant Technologies, Inc. and are in the midst of planning out the structure. Be sure that you oversee the project and ensure that there is a designated area where the backup systems can operate and function.

Scalability

A video wall controller in the past used to incorporate a fixed number of inputs and outputs. As technology advanced, control room now found ways to expand their visualization data. For example, they would add more cameras to a network, add more screens to accommodate a larger number of input sources, etc.